![]() ![]() ![]() Length it was announced that Truett was returning to the pulpit. You are my man from now on.” Later the dream came again, then a third time. Vividly dreamed of Jesus standing by his bed. His own life, and they resonated with the young preacher. David wrote those words during a period of unbearable pain in I could never again stand in the pulpit.”įinally one of the great verses of King DavidĬame to mind-Psalm 31:15: My times are in He paced the floor day and night, unable to eat or sleep, muttering, “I will never preach again. All Dallas was stunned and Truett was devastated. Truett accidentally shot Captain Arnold in the right leg. Near the end of the hunting trip, a terrible accident occurred. Among them was Jim Arnold, the city’s chief of police. Truett, thirty years old, had been named pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, some of his men took him quail hunting. As David said in Psalm 31:14-15: But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hand deliver me. He knows what’s around the corner, and He knows at what speed the curve should be taken. When we come to a bend in the road, we also have to yield the right-of-way to God, letting Him take the lead and waiting patiently for Him to work things out. He wants to turn your problems into prayers, and your prayers into praise, even as we read in verse 46: The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. Read Psalm 18, and visualize God shaking the earth to help you. Perhaps this is an opportunity for God to deepen your spiritual life and take you further into His pavilion of prayer than you’ve ever been before. If you’re facing a bend in your life right now, think of it as an opportunity to cry out to God. ![]() His optimism returned, the clouds parted, and he realized that the lessons he had learned would enrich his ministry for the rest of his life. Gradually Jim felt the God of all grace drawing him from many waters and delivering him from the strong enemy (verses 16-17). Following the psalmist’s example, he cried to the Lord, praying earnestly, beseeching God for But the more he listened to these voices, the more discouraged he felt. ![]() Everyone had advice for him, both his friends and the experts who sent him books. In his book Men in Midlife Crisis, Pastor Jim Conway discusses the struggles he faced when he found himself in a full-blown midlife crisis. The Lord of heaven and earth was on a divine mission to answer his prayers. God came to help him, it seemed that the earth shook and the hills quaked, for The young fugitive went on to say that when I called upon the L ord, and cried out to my God He heard my voice from His temple, and my The harrowing experience of being pursued by King Saul and the Israeli army. He’s the keeper of our lives, and His goodness and mercy follow us all our days.ĭavid also teaches us to pray earnestly. He has promised to care for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep in green pastures and by still waters, restoring our souls, anointing our wounds with His oil, filling our cups to overflowing. Sometimes we get so focused on our trials, we forget to focus on Him. When we face trials, we need to remember who God is. McQuilkin, founder of Columbia International University, once gave a message on Psalm 23, telling his listeners that many of our problems are the result of thinking, “The Lord is my Shepherd, but I have this or that problem.” McQuilkin went on to say that we should frame it differently: “I have this or that problem, but the Lord is my shepherd.” Think Differently About Hard Timesĭavid’s Psalms help us think differently about our tribulations-and about our triumphant Lord. Even in the valley of the shadow of death, we needn’t fear, for He is with us. He comforts, guides, teaches, and sustains us. David teaches us that our God is there with us in the midst of our trials and in the center of our pain. We can learn to handle our twisting pathway by studying this man’s life and reading his soul-searching Psalms. When I came to a bend in the road of my life, the writings of King David helped me regain my bearings. Sometimes we come to life’s crossroads and we view what we think is the end.īut God has a much wider vision and He knows that it’s only a bend. ![]()
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